Honorees
Community Award Honoree
Judy and Jonathan '75 are proud parents of Rachel Chiel Katz '01and David Katz, Jamie Chiel Sturm '04 and Yair Sturm, Laura Chiel '06, and Zoe Chiel and Harry Chiel '09, and are grateful for the education all the family's alumni received at Maimonides. Jonathan is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Fidelity Investments. Jonathan has worked tirelessly on behalf of the school, including serving on the Maimonides Board of Directors for ten years. He and Judy are devoted members of Congregation Shaarei Tefillah in Newton, MA where Judy served as vice president. They have each been deeply involved in Jewish communal and educational organizations for many years. Judy and Jonathan met at Brown University's Hillel, and look forward to celebrating 40 years of marriage this August together with their children and grandchildren. Judy and Jonathan Chiel exemplify total commitment to yzarhei tsibbur and we are honored to present them with Maimonides School's Community Award.
Alumni Honoree
Rabbi Noah Cheses '03 was honored for chesed, Chumash, and leadership. Over the ensuing 16 years, he has lived every day, professionally and personally, validating that recognition. Rabbi Cheses was cited for his scholarship when ordained by Yeshiva University, then served as a role model as the OU-JLIC rabbi at Yale University with his wife, Sarah. From there they went to a congregation in Toronto before returning to New England in October 2016, serving as rabbi of Young Israel of Sharon. Rabbi Cheses's rabbinate reflects the same wisdom, empathy, and humility that defined him as a student. Maimonides School is delighted to honor Rabbi Cheses as our alumni honoree.
Staff/Faculty Honoree
Merv Alge has worked as Maimonides School Director of Operations for almost two decades. That job covers a lot of ground, literally, from the physical plant to security, from traffic control to compliance. Merv's responsibilities are essential to the smooth and safe functioning of Maimonides. But Merv, an electrical engineer, is much more than a super-capable and visionary manager. Through his religious practice, his leadership at Young Israel of Brookline, and his community-wide chesed, he is a Jewish role model for students and parents alike. Merv embodies our school's core values, and we are honored to celebrate him as our faculty/staff honoree.